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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-ND-004	N.D.C.C. 23-35-08, 23-35-09, 23-35-12, 23-35-13Boards of health - powers and duties; abatement and removal of nuisance, source of filth, and cause of sickness; local health officers…	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the local boards of health and public health units)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureFace-covering requirementQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NH-004	RSA 141-C:16-aClosure; Decontamination	New Hampshire General Court	New HampshireState	July 7, 2008	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NH-005	RSA 141-C:16-bCancellation of Events	New Hampshire General Court	New HampshireState	July 7, 2008	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NH-008	RSA 4:47Emergency Management Powers	New Hampshire General Court	New HampshireState	July 1, 2002	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-003	NMSA 1978, Section 24-1-21 (Penalties)Public Health Act: petty misdemeanor for violating the Act or any order, rule or regulation adopted under it; civil enforcement by the…	Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Act)	New MexicoState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NV-011	Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 199 (Crimes Against Public Justice), NRS 199.280 (resisting public officer)NRS Chapter 199 - Crimes Against Public Justice (chapter page as published by the Nevada Legislature)	Nevada Legislature	NevadaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-002	N.Y. Public Health Law § 12-b (wilful violation of health laws)Wilful violation of health laws	New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 1, title 2)	New YorkState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-004	N.Y. Public Health Law § 206 (Commissioner; general powers and duties)Commissioner; general powers and duties	New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 2, title 1); Commissioner of Health	New YorkState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-011	N.Y. Executive Law § 24 (local state of emergency; local emergency orders by chief executive)Local state of emergency; local emergency orders by chief executive	New York State Legislature (Executive Law, article 2-B); powers exercised by the chief executive of every county, city, town and village	New YorkState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-007	63 O.S. 683.23Violations - Civil Actions - Jurisdiction - Penalties - Enforcement	Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003; enforced by the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and the Attorney General)	OklahomaState	May 29, 2003	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-014	76 O.S. 112 (SB 1947, 2020), COVID-19 Product Protection ActCOVID-19 Product Protection Act	Oklahoma Legislature (Senate Bill 1947, 2d Sess., 57th Leg.)	OklahomaState	May 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureSupply chainOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-015	63 O.S. 6406 (SB 300, 2020), COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Limited Liability ActShort Title - Definitions - Immune from Civil Liability - Effective Dates	Oklahoma Legislature (Senate Bill 300, 2d Sess., 57th Leg.)	OklahomaState	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-016	OAC 310:257 (Food Establishments), text effective Sept. 11, 2016 (OSDH 'unofficial version' edited Nov. 14, 2016)Oklahoma Administrative Code, Title 310, Chapter 257, Food Establishments	Oklahoma State Department of Health (State Board of Health rules; Consumer Health Service)	OklahomaState	Sept. 11, 2016	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-005	Statute: ORS chapter 654, the Oregon Safe Employment Act: the employer's duty to furnish a safe and healthful place of employment and to do 'every other thing reasonably necessary' (654.010); prohibition of unsafe or unhealthy places of employment (654.015); duty of every employer, owner, employee and other person to comply with every safety and health order, standard and rule (654.022); the Director's jurisdiction over every place of employment (654.025); civil penalties (654.086); criminal penalties (654.991)ORS 654.003, 654.010, 654.015, 654.022, 654.025, 654.086 and 654.991: the general workplace-safety duty binding every Oregon employer and…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-007	Statute: ORS chapter 624 (Food Service Facilities), the sanitary code for restaurants: OHA's duty to make sanitation rules (624.041); license suspension, closure for imminent danger (624.073); diseased persons may not work and may not be employed, and the manager's duty to notify OHA (624.080); summary closure (624.096); criminal and civil penalties (624.990, 624.992)ORS 624.041, 624.073, 624.080, 624.096, 624.990 and 624.992: restaurant sanitation rules, exclusion of employees with communicable disease…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-001	Statute (Act of Apr. 23, 1956 (1955), P.L. 1510, No. 500)Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955	General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 23, 1956	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-004	Statute (Emergency Management Services Code, Chapter 77, sec. 7707)35 Pa.C.S. sec. 7707, Penalties	General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 26, 1978	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-009	Regulation (28 Pa. Code ch. 27, subch. A, sec. 27.8)28 Pa. Code sec. 27.8, Criminal penalties for violating the act or this chapter	Pennsylvania Department of Health (regulation adopted with the Advisory Health Board)	PennsylvaniaState	Jan. 25, 2002	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-013	Statute (Retail Food Facility Safety Act, 3 Pa.C.S. ch. 57, subch. A)3 Pa.C.S. sec. 5708, Infectious persons	General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 23, 2010	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-001	S.C. Code Ann. Title 44, Chapter 1 (Department of Health and Environmental Control), §§ 44-1-80, 44-1-100, 44-1-110, 44-1-140, 44-1-150Duties and powers as to communicable or epidemic diseases; assistance from peace and health officers; quarantine system; rules and…	General Assembly of South Carolina	South CarolinaState	July 2, 2002	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-002	S.C. Code Ann. Title 44, Chapter 4, Emergency Health Powers Act, §§ 44-4-100 to 44-4-570 (in particular §§ 44-4-130, 44-4-300, 44-4-310, 44-4-500, 44-4-510, 44-4-520, 44-4-530, 44-4-540)Emergency Health Powers Act: control of property and dangerous facilities; control and treatment of infectious disease; isolation and…	General Assembly of South Carolina	South CarolinaState	July 2, 2002	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-011	SC OSHA web page, 'SC OSHA's Response to COVID-19' / 'SC OSHA: The Only Constant is Change' (scosha.llronline.com/coronavirus2.aspx)SC OSHA's Response to COVID-19: statement of COVID-19 complaint handling, partnerships with DHEC and the Department of Commerce on…	South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA)	South CarolinaState	Feb. 25, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-016	S.C. Code Regs. 61-25, Retail Food Establishments (within the Legislative Council's compilation 'Chapter 61-18 through 61-58.17')Retail Food Establishments: management and personnel (employee health, exclusions and restrictions, § 2-201); compliance and enforcement…	South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), by regulation	South CarolinaState	June 23, 1995	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-017	Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (letter to SLED Chief Keel), March 24, 2020, re Section 16-7-10Guidance to law enforcement regarding the interpretation, application, and enforcement of Section 16-7-10 of the South Carolina Code of Laws	Attorney General Alan Wilson, by Robert D. Cook, Solicitor General (letter to Chief Mark A. Keel, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division)	South CarolinaState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-007	Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-120Penalties	Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute)	TennesseeState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding duty	Primary source read

Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the local boards of health and public health units), N.D.C.C. 23-35-08, 23-35-09, 23-35-12, 23-35-13 (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-004)
New Hampshire General Court, RSA 141-C:16-a (standing) (Ex. DUT-NH-004)
New Hampshire General Court, RSA 141-C:16-b (standing) (Ex. DUT-NH-005)
New Hampshire General Court, RSA 4:47 (standing) (Ex. DUT-NH-008)
Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Act), NMSA 1978, Section 24-1-21 (Penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-003)
Nevada Legislature, Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 199 (Crimes Against Public Justice), NRS 199.280 (resisting public officer) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NV-011)
New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 1, title 2), N.Y. Public Health Law § 12-b (wilful violation of health laws) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-002)
New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 2, title 1); Commissioner of Health, N.Y. Public Health Law § 206 (Commissioner; general powers and duties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-004)
New York State Legislature (Executive Law, article 2-B); powers exercised by the chief executive of every county, city, town and village, N.Y. Executive Law § 24 (local state of emergency; local emergency orders by chief executive) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-011)
Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003; enforced by the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and the Attorney General), 63 O.S. 683.23 (standing) (Ex. DUT-OK-007)
Oklahoma Legislature (Senate Bill 1947, 2d Sess., 57th Leg.), 76 O.S. 112 (SB 1947, 2020), COVID-19 Product Protection Act (standing) (Ex. DUT-OK-014)
Oklahoma Legislature (Senate Bill 300, 2d Sess., 57th Leg.), 63 O.S. 6406 (SB 300, 2020), COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Limited Liability Act (May 12, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OK-015)
Oklahoma State Department of Health (State Board of Health rules; Consumer Health Service), OAC 310:257 (Food Establishments), text effective Sept. 11, 2016 (OSDH 'unofficial version' edited Nov. 14, 2016) (Ex. DUT-OK-016)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 654, the Oregon Safe Employment Act: the employer's duty to furnish a safe and healthful place of employment and to do 'every other thing reasonably necessary' (654.010); prohibition of unsafe or unhealthy places of employment (654.015); duty of every employer, owner, employee and other person to comply with every safety and health order, standard and rule (654.022); the Director's jurisdiction over every place of employment (654.025); civil penalties (654.086); criminal penalties (654.991) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-005)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 624 (Food Service Facilities), the sanitary code for restaurants: OHA's duty to make sanitation rules (624.041); license suspension, closure for imminent danger (624.073); diseased persons may not work and may not be employed, and the manager's duty to notify OHA (624.080); summary closure (624.096); criminal and civil penalties (624.990, 624.992) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-007)
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Statute (Act of Apr. 23, 1956 (1955), P.L. 1510, No. 500) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-001)
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Statute (Emergency Management Services Code, Chapter 77, sec. 7707) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-004)
Pennsylvania Department of Health (regulation adopted with the Advisory Health Board), Regulation (28 Pa. Code ch. 27, subch. A, sec. 27.8) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-009)
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Statute (Retail Food Facility Safety Act, 3 Pa.C.S. ch. 57, subch. A) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-013)
General Assembly of South Carolina, S.C. Code Ann. Title 44, Chapter 1 (Department of Health and Environmental Control), §§ 44-1-80, 44-1-100, 44-1-110, 44-1-140, 44-1-150 (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-001)
General Assembly of South Carolina, S.C. Code Ann. Title 44, Chapter 4, Emergency Health Powers Act, §§ 44-4-100 to 44-4-570 (in particular §§ 44-4-130, 44-4-300, 44-4-310, 44-4-500, 44-4-510, 44-4-520, 44-4-530, 44-4-540) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-002)
South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA), SC OSHA web page, 'SC OSHA's Response to COVID-19' / 'SC OSHA: The Only Constant is Change' (scosha.llronline.com/coronavirus2.aspx) (Feb. 25, 2021) (Ex. DUT-SC-011)
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), by regulation, S.C. Code Regs. 61-25, Retail Food Establishments (within the Legislative Council's compilation 'Chapter 61-18 through 61-58.17') (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-016)
Attorney General Alan Wilson, by Robert D. Cook, Solicitor General (letter to Chief Mark A. Keel, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division), Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (letter to SLED Chief Keel), March 24, 2020, re Section 16-7-10 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. DUT-SC-017)
Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute), Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-120 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-007)

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